Box Score CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Defending G-MAC champion Alderson Broaddus took its only lead of the game on a tip-in with five seconds remaining to pull out a 76-74 verdict over the Yellow Jackets in the Callan Athletic Center.

A potential game-tying jumper bounced off the rim at the buzzer for Cedarville, 8-14 overall and 4-4 G-MAC.

The Battlers, 15-6 and 8-2 G-MAC, finished the contest on an 8-0 run. They held the Jackets scoreless for the final 3:36 and to just one field goal in the last five minutes.

Cedarville scored the first basket of the night, AB tied it 2-2, and the hosts held the upper hand for the next 39-plus minutes. They enjoyed leads of 16-4 and 19-7 before settling in for a 36-29 difference at the intermission.

The last double digit lead for the Yellow Jackets was 49-38 at the 16:22 mark. Alderson Broaddus finally equalized with two minutes left before eventually getting the game winner.

Marcus Reineke led the way with 19 points. Easton Bazzoli finished with 17 points and Leighton Smith added 12.

AB shot 62 percent from the field in the second half and 52 percent for the game. The visitors controlled the boards, 39-22, including 19 offensive rebounds.

Next Up: Cedarville plays its final Saturday home game of the season when Davis & Elkins visits during Li'l Sibs Weekend at 4:15.

Quotable: Head Coach Pat Estepp

"This is another game when we look at the offensive stats we should've won. They killed us on the offensive boards all night and it was what every coach talks about in a timeout ... the second shot will beat us and it did.

"We had a foul to give with 16 seconds left, we planned to foul at 10 seconds or on the drive and didn't. I was trying to see if we had an advantage in transition after they scored but I didn't think we did so we called a timeout for the last play.

"Other than the offensive rebounds, they out-executed us on their last 10 possessions. We spend nearly every day in time-and-score situations in practice and it did not show tonight. Tough one! We played well enough on one end of the floor in the second half, but not the defensive end."

Numbers Game:

• Reineke, who entered the game 6th in Division II free throw accuracy, went 6-for-6 to up his percentage to .921.
• Bazzoli is averaging 16.3 points in his last three games while shooting .677 (21-for-31) from the field.
• Smith scored in double figures for the sixth time in the last eight games.
• Alderson Broaddus attempted only four free throws - the lowest by any CU opponent this season.
• The Jackets made at least 48 percent of their field goals for the fifth straight outing.
• Cedarville's 15-for-18 (.833) showing at the line was its best percentage of the winter.
• AB leads the all-time series, 4-0.
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